Chemical routes for the transformation of biomass into chemicals

A Corma, S Iborra, A Velty - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Vegetable biomass is generated from CO2 and H2O using sunlight as the energy source,
producing O2 as a subproduct. The primary products formed are C6-and C5-sugars that …

Polymer-supported Schiff base complexes in oxidation reactions

KC Gupta, AK Sutar, CC Lin - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Polymer-supported Schiff base complexes of metal ions show high catalytic activity in
comparison to their unsupported analogues. The catalytic activity of metal complexes of …

Catalytic upgrading of extractives to chemicals: Monoterpenes to “EXICALS”

M Golets, S Ajaikumar, JP Mikkola - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Evidently, the global demand for oil products is bound to increase and is predicted to reach
5700× 106 t/year by 2030. 1 In addition to expected oil price increases, further increases in …

Synthesis, characterization and selective oxidation properties of Ti-containing mesoporous catalysts

GA Eimer, SG Casuscelli, GE Ghione… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2006 - Elsevier
Ti-containing mesoporous catalysts with MCM-41 structure have been successfully prepared
by direct hydrothermal synthesis. These mesoporous materials were compared with pure …

A simple two-step method to synthesize the well-ordered mesoporous composite Ti-FDU-12 and its application in the hydrodesulfurization of DBT and 4, 6-DMDBT

Z Cao, A Duan, Z Zhao, J Li, Y Wei, G Jiang… - Journal of materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Mesoporous FDU-12 silicas with different morphologies have been synthesized under static
and stirring conditions in a water bath. Furthermore, a series of mesoporous FDU-12 silicas …

The epoxidation of limonene over the TS-1 and Ti-SBA-15 catalysts

A Wróblewska - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
Limonene belongs to a group of very important intermediates used in the production of fine
chemicals. This monoterpene compound can be obtained from peels of oranges or lemon …

Catalytic epoxidation of limonene and air with high performance by zirconium cobalt bimetallic MOF lamellar materials

F Sun, H Guo, W Zhang, T Li, X Lu, L Zhao, D Zhou… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the bimetallic ZrCo-MOF materials were synthesized via static hydrothermal
synthesis with the introduction of the more acidic metal Zr. The morphological and …

Catalyst-free epoxidation of limonene to limonene dioxide

L Charbonneau, X Foster, D Zhao… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Limonene dioxide is a platform molecule for the production of new biopolymers. First
attempts at limonene epoxidation were made by using low-coordination titanium supported …

Recent advances in catalytic and non-catalytic epoxidation of terpenes: a pathway to bio-based polymers from waste biomass

MFMG Resul, A Rehman, F Saleem, M Usman… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Epoxides derived from waste biomass are a promising avenue for the production of bio-
based polymers, including polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes, and polycarbonates. This …

Effect of Ti on Ag catalyst supported on spherical fibrous silica for partial hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate

M Ouyang, J Wang, B Peng, Y Zhao, S Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
A highly efficient Ag catalyst supported on a novel Ti-decorated spherical fibrous silica (Ag/Ti-
KCC-1) was synthesized via a facile approach. Characterization of catalysts, including FT …